Short formats

Shorts

Condensed films, free impulses, testing grounds.

Panic in the Senate — film still
Parallell Cinéma · Paris-Brest Productions · Canal+ present

Panic in the Senate

A film by Antonin Peretjatko · France · 16 min

The new president of the Senate is an ecologist. His first and only decision: let everything grow.

Film

Comedy · color · 2K · stereoscopic 3D

With Romain Bouteille, Fred Tousch, Philippe Rebbot

Crew

Producers — Olivier Bourbeillon (Paris-Brest Productions) · Cédric-Alexandre Saudinos (Parallell Cinéma)

Cinematography — Simon Roca

Selections

Césars 2018 preselection

40th Clermont-Ferrand Festival · official national competition

Paris-Brest Productions César Clermont-Ferrand Canal+
The Hitchhiker — film still
Jeisons presents

The Hitchhiker

A film by Cédric-Alexandre Saudinos · France · 14 min

In desert gorges, a backpacker hitchhikes. An elegant man stops for her. The ride begins as a favor and turns into a tail.

Film

Espionage · color · 4K · HDR · anamorphic

With Anaïs Schwinn, Nicolas Robin, Guillaume Faure

Production

Producers — David Steiner · Cédric-Alexandre Saudinos · Carlo Sirtori · Jean-Manuel Vignau · Jean-Marc Blanche

Cinematography — Aurélien Dubois

Broadcast — Canal+ Ciné+ package

Selections

World Premiere — 41st Cleveland International Film Festival

Newport Beach International Film Festival · Vannes European Cinema Meetings · Festival Les toutes premières fois in Grasse

Cleveland International Film Festival Newport Beach Film Festival Ciné+
SOAP — image du film
Parallell Cinéma · The Other Place present

SOAP

A film by David Steiner · 18 min · in English

A neurotic comedian falls in love with his ex’s best friend.

Film

Comedy · color · 2K

With Nathalie Cox, Yashar Alishenas, Morwenna Spagnol

Cinematography — Aurélien Dubois

Production — Cédric-Alexandre Saudinos · David Steiner · Yashar Alishenas

The Light in the Afternoon — film still
Parallell Cinéma · Kafard Films present

The Light in the Afternoon

A film by David Steiner · France · 15 min

A couple reunites seven years after love. A conversation, a few silences, and a light that makes memories sharper than the present.

Film

Drama · color · 2K

With Morwenna Spagnol, David Steiner

Production

Producers — Cédric-Alexandre Saudinos · Alexandre Singer · Carlo Sirtori · Benjamin Steiner

Editing — Clara Vorfeld · David Steiner

Selections

Winner — Stage 32 Short Film Contest 2016

HollyShorts · Leiden Film Festival · San Jose International Short Film Festival · Miami International Short Film Festival

Screenplay selected by Aubagne Festival 2013 and European Short Pitch 2013

Stage 32 HollyShorts Leiden International Film Festival San Jose International Short Film Festival Miami Film Festival
A Couple — film still
Parallell Cinéma · Kafard Films present

A Couple

A film by David Steiner · France · 3 min

Three minutes in the life of a couple. Nothing more, but enough to see a relationship shift.

Film

Drama · black and white · 2K

With Alice Barnole, Morwenna Spagnol

Production

Produced by Cédric-Alexandre Saudinos · Alexandre Singer · Carlo Sirtori

Editing — Clara Vorfeld

Selections

Cinequest · Miami International Film Festival

Nomination — Best Short Short

Cinequest Miami Film Festival